Parathyroid Carcinoma: An Up-to-Date Retrospective Multicentric Analysis

Table 2

Comparison between PC and benign PHPT populations.

Variable	PC	Benign PHPT	value
No. of cases	21	92	—
Sex, M/F	11/10	16/76	0.0002
Age
Median (IQR)	59 (27.5)	68 (14.5)	0.026
Mean ± SD	57.96 ± 16.61	65.98 ± 12.26	—
Patient with symptoms	19	40	0.0001
Bone involvement	16	27	0.0002
Kidney involvement	14	16	0.0001
Ca (mg/dl)
Mean ± SD	12.63 ± 1.97	10.69 ± 1.14	10^–9
PTH (pg/ml)
Median (IQR)	758 (473)	137.5 (100.5)	10^–6
Side, R/L	11/8	—	—
Size (cm)
Mean	3.63	—	—

Ca = calcium, R = right, L = left, IQR = interquartile range, and SD = standard deviation.